Justification:
This species is endemic to the Bimini Chain of Islands in the western Bahamas in a narrow band from South Bimini to Victory Cay. It has an AOO of 120 km2 and there is a threat from over-collection by shell collectors and tourists as it is a shallow water species and has a very attractive shell. It meets the criteria B2 with only one location and a continuing decline in number of mature individuals as inferred from increasing rarity on the market. This species is listed as Vulnerable.

This species lives at depths from 5-20 m on live coral reefs. Adults of the species grow to 35 mm but will generally be less than this. This species is most often collected in 15 m depth off of Victory Cay (Petuch pers. comm. 2011).

In common with all Conus spp shells of this species are traded internationally for the collector market. There are no quantitative data available on the number of shells removed, however, this species is traded for prices typically in the high to very high range (Rice 2007).

In common with many species of marine mollusc with attractive shells, this species may be at risk from over-collection by tourists and/or specimen shell collectors. This species lives at depths suitable for recreational scuba divers and is possibly highly restricted in its range although further research is needed to establish its distribution.